AIUK46 no. 22 Grave stele of Klearete

Grave stele of Klearete

AIUK 4.6 (BM, Funerary Monuments) no. 22 Date: ca. 375-350 BC

Κλεαρέτη. (relief)

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References:

AIUK 4.6 (BM, Funerary Monuments) no. 22 (Translated text) (AIUK) (AIO)

IG II² 11851a (PHI)

GIBM IV 937

Clairmont, CAT 1.326

Translation by: Robert Pitt

AIO Images: 1

Monument type: Stele

Inscription type: Funerary

Findspot: Athens? (BM 1910,0414.1)

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[1] This monument was purchased by the British Museum in 1910 from the Paris dealer C. A. Lembressis. It comprises the upper section of a naiskos stele (stele in the form of a "little temple" with figures in deep relief), surmounted by a winged siren with the head of a single figure in the sculpted relief below, her name inscribed on the geison above. Sirens start to appear on Attic funerary monuments from around 360 BC, where they are often shown in mournful postures lamenting the dead. They are found almost exclusively on the gravestones of those who died prematurely (see discussion in AIUK 12 (Great North Museum: Hancock), no. 1). Klearete’s loose long hair at the nape of the neck also suggests her youthful, unmarried status. For more detailed discussion of the inscription see AIUK 4.6 (BM, Funerary Monuments), no. 22.

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